This is how an "Exploration Ready" stove is made"

Our Story

Timeline

1892The first soot-free kerosene stove is constructed by Frans W. Lindqvist. The stove is named Primus.

1897Andrée attempts to reach the North Pole via hot-air balloon. He takes a Primus stove along on his journey.

Late 19th CPrimus original logo

1907Primus factory at Lilla Essingen.

1911Roald Amundsen reaches the South Pole. A Primus brand stove is on the expedition.

1930sAn assembly department in the factory at Lilla Essingen.

1930s – 1950sThe 1930’s saw the launch of LPG gas and the first LPG stove was made in 1938. In the 1940s and 1950s Primus developed LPG stoves, LPG lanterns and LPG cylinders.

1950A factory became available in Hagfors. Primus leased the plant, converted the premises and took over the factory altogether in 1954.

1953On 29 May 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first people to scale Mount Everest. Their food is cooked on a Primus stove.

1960sPrimus logo gets its new oval shape from the present owner Esso’s logo

1978We started our environmental work as early as 1978. This is when we started to develop gas burners for African countries to help them reduce the amount of wood they used for cooking.

1996Primus MultiFuel, the first stove that can run on LP gas, whitegas, kerosene and even aviation fuel, is tested during an ascent of Mount Everest by the adventurer Göran Kropp. It is successfully launched the following year.